Re: Future of online fora

On 4/4/2025 2:36 PM, Catrike Ryder wrote:

On Fri, 4 Apr 2025 13:53:47 -0400, Frank Krygowski
<frkrygow@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
 

On 4/4/2025 9:20 AM, Catrike Ryder wrote:
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There are many ways to learn things, but when a person responds to
another's stated opinion with, "lets discuss that," it can only mean
they want to change your mind about it.

You're demonstrating gross inexperience with intellectual human
interaction.
>
"Let's discuss that" does not "only mean" anything. It may _sometimes_
mean they hope to change your mind. But it may also mean "That's
interesting, and there's much to explore so we can learn more about it."
It may mean "I agree, and I'd like to review reasons why I think it's
true."

 If a person was open to a discussion, they'd probably say someting
like, "here's an idea, lets discuss it. On the other hand, a person
stating an opinion is not suggesting a discussion. If another person
comes along and says "lets discuss that," they're looking to change
your mind.

No, sorry, you're displaying more gross inexperience with intellectual interaction. Details of verbiage are not a key toward interpreting someone's attitude. Tone of voice, body language, facial expressions etc. are much better indicators. By your own accounts, you get very little experience with those indicators because of your compulsive self-isolation.

 

It may mean many things. But since you're a person who bragged about
snarling at strangers who have said "Hello" on your bike trail, it's not
surprising that you see "Let's discuss that" as an attack.

 Not neccesarily an attack, but most certainly an incursion.
 By the way, I don't snarl, I simply ignore. Snarling at a passing
bicyclist would be a waste of breath.

And so would returning a friendly "hello," by your standards. You can't understand how weird and unhealthy that attitude is.
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- Frank Krygowski